Preventing Overdoses and Staying Safe During the Opioid Crisis

Preventing Overdoses and Staying Safe During the Opioid Crisis

In 2018, illicit drug overdoses killed at least 1,489 in BC, according to the BC Coroners Service, with Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe saying “the rate of overdose deaths surpasses the numbers of people dying from car crashes, homicides and suicides combined.” BC’s overdose rates were declared a public health emergency in April 2016, but the […]